In history, year 1799 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1799.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1799:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 27 may | War of the Second Coalition-Austrian forces defeated theFrench and captured the strategically important town of Winterthur,Switzerland. |
| 12 july | Maharaja Ranjit Singh conquered the Lahore and became the maharaja of Punjab. He is known as the ruler of five rivers. He was one who established the Sikh kingdom in Indian subcontinent. He defeated Bhangi Misl in for Lahore. |
| 15 july | French soldiers uncovered the Rosetta Stone in Fort Julien, near the Egyptian port city of Rashid. |
| 30 august | Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland-A squadron of the navy ofthe Batavian Republic surrendered to the Royal Navy without a fight nearWieringen. |
| 12 october | Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse became the first woman to make aparachute jump, when she descended 900 m (3,000 ft) from a hot-air balloon. |
| 08 november | The coup of 18 Brumaire led by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès andNapoleon deposed the French government, replacing the Directory with theConsulate. |
| 10 december | France became the first country to adopt the metric system asits system for weights and measures. |
| 04 May | Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, was killed by the British at the age of 48 by deception in Srirangapatna, Karnataka. |
| 07 July | Maharaja Ranjit Singh captured Lahore. |
| 09 November | After leading the coup against the government, Napoleon Bournaparte declared himself the dictator of France. |
| 14 December | America's first President George Washington died. He was unanimously elected President of the United States. |
| 18 December | The body of the first President of the United States of America George Washington was buried at Mount Vernon. |
| 09 January | British Prime Minister William Pitt introduced income tax to raise money for the war against young Napoleon. |
| 13 February | The first American insurance law was passed by the Massachusetts legislature. |
| 29 March | A law was passed in New York aimed at gradually ending slavery in the state. |
| 16 April | Napoleon Wars: Battle of Mount Tabor - Napoleon used to drive Ottoman Turks across the Jordan River near Ecker Sek. |
| 27 May | War of Winterthur: The Hobsberg army secured control of north-east Switzerland from the French army of the Danube. |
| 22 June | Britain and Russia decided to invade the Republic of Batapace. |
| 12 July | Ranjit Singh took possession of Lahore from Bhangi Misl, an important step towards establishing the Sikh Empire and becoming Maharaja of Punjab. |
| 27 August | Second Coalition War: Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland - Britain and Russia, had sent an expedition to the Batavian Republic. |
| 01 September | The Bank of Manhattan Company opened in New York City. |
| 12 October | Janné Genevieve Lubrosse became the first woman to jump from a balloon with a parachute from a height of 900 meters. |
| 09 November | Napoleon Bonaparte became dictator of France. |
| 14 December | George Washington, the first President of the United States, died in Mount Vernon, Virginia. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1799:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 September | Ferenc Gyulay / Politician / Austria |
| 02 November | John Light Atlee / Surgeon / United States of America |
| 03 November | William Sprague III / Politician / United States of America |
| 06 January | Jedediah Smith / Explorer / United States of America |
| 06 June | Alexander Pushkin / Poet / Russia |
| 08 March | Simon Cameron / Politician / United States of America |
| 11 February | Basil Moreau / Priest / France |
| 11 May | John Lowell / Business Man / United States of America |
| 12 December | Karl Bryullov / Painter / Russia |
| 14 February | Walenty Wańkowicz / Painter / Poland |
| 15 July | Reuben Chapman / Politician / United States of America |
| 16 March | Anna Atkins / Photographer / United Kingdom |
| 20 March | Karl August Nicander / Poet / Sweden |
| 20 August | James Prinsep / Scholar / United Kingdom |
| 22 January | Ludger Duvernay / Journalist / Canada |
| 23 June | John Milton Bernhisel / Politician / United States of America |
| 23 January | Alois Negrelli / Engineer / Austria |
| 25 June | David Douglas / Explorer / Scotland |
| 27 February | Frederick Catherwood / Architect / United Kingdom |
| 30 October | Ignace Bourget / Bishop / Canada |